Cassandra Marie McCann passed away peacefully on March 2nd after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 26 years old. She was born in Portland, OR on January 21, 1989 to Lana Otremba McCann and Malcolm McCann. She attended All Saints Elementary, Mt Tabor Middle School and St. Mary’s Academy.
She graduated with honors from Clark University in Worchester, MA and upon graduating she received the Fiat Lux award for outstanding achievement in community service, academics and leadership. As a college freshman she was the founder of the Clark University Chapter of the American Red Cross Cancer Society, and was the chairperson for the Relay for Life events throughout her four years at Clark. In 2012 Cassandra moved to Santa Monica, CA to start her career in Film and Entertainment Business.
Cassandra was named after the mythical Greek Goddess who “could never tell a lie”. She definitely lived up to her namesake. Cassandra’s top priority was relationships with family and friends. Loyalty should’ve been her middle name. Encouraging her friends and watching them succeed brought her great joy. Cassandra was soft yet strong, sweetness sprinkled with sass, fun and funny. She had an incredible sense of style and grace. Cassandra would want to give a huge shout out of praise and thanks to Dr. Zev Wainberg at UCLA Medical Center, Dr. John Hunter and Dr. James Dolan at OHSU, Mary Denise Smith and Eric Walsh of the OHSU Palliative Care Team, the incredible nurses on 13K - the OHSU Phil Knight Oncology/Surgical Floor. She would also want to thank Phil Knight for his contributions in making 13K possible.
Cassandra is survived by her parents Lana and Malcolm, her half sister Erin (David) Smiley and nephews Alex and Ethan Smiley. Her funeral service will be held at 10:30a.m. Friday, March 13th, 2015 at All Saints Catholic Parish, 3847 NE Glisan Street, Portland, OR 97232. In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to St. Mary’s Academy for a Scholarship Fund in Cassandra’s name. Donations can be sent to SMA, 1615 SW 5th, Portland, OR 97201 and designate the Cassandra McCann '07 Memorial Fund. Or online @ stmaryspdx.org under "Gifts" and designate Cassandra's fund. Or gifts may be made to the American Red Cross Cancer Society (Gastrointestinal Cancer) @ http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/Events/MosaicofHope?pxfid=1810358&fr_id=9910&pg=fund
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